Google’s new layout “Gorilla” wreaks havoc on SEO industry

Google Reduces Organic Listings To Zero

Last night, Google, in another attempt to increase profits and keep shareholders happy, has added 7 new Ad slots to the first page of the search results, further reducing the number of the organic listing to zero.

News Breaks, Riots Ensue

As the news broke late Friday night, large groups of SEO professionals have spotted rioting in the streets, setting their laptops on fire, and battling the line at the unemployment office.

The news came as a major shock to the industry, which has traditionally been focused on increasing online exposure by providing valuable content for users and following search engine optimization best-practices.

Industry Response: SEOs Talk Back

Local search agency owner, Jim Kurzweil, when asked about the changing state of the industry, commented: “Well, researching ways to poison me just got more difficult.”

One of the most surprising responses came from the former head of Google webspam team, Matt Cutts.

FedEx Kinkos centers have been affected inadvertently as well, many running out of paper due to the massive influx of former SEO professionals printing off resumes.

Is There A Way Out? Some Say Yes.

Surprisingly, after only a few hours since the update, various solutions to the problematic layout are starting to pop up online.

A new product called “The Google Gorilla Layout Bazooka Sniper Volcano” was released on Warrior Forum only 2.5 hours after the news broke.

The 13 page PDF claims to have “Found the secret sauce to beating the algorithm!”

It sells for $7 and also includes “Adwords Avalanche Alchemy Academy 2.0” as a bonus.

At the time of print, the product promoter says he only has a “limited number of copies of the PDF,” and encourages anyone that is interested in “dominating their niche” and “crushing the competition” to act quickly.

In addition, several SEO companies are now promoting “Top of Page 2 Rankings” to their clients as a means to an end.

“Well, That’s as good as it gets for us now,” said Ken Hardy, PR manager for Regency SEO Agency.

The Future Of SEO

What will come of this new change? No one really knows, but as of right now the world seems to be ending for SEO as we know it.